Wrights Back Chicago to New York Race Plan
Wilbur Wright in New York for court action on Paulhan appeal says Wright machines likely in the Chicago to New York race for a 25000 prize. He favors a Chicago to New York start due to westerly winds affecting speed and race appeal. The Indianapolis aviation meet and terms conference with J C Shaffer are described as pivotal for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Wright
New York
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Louis Paulhan
Hand
Wright Company
Wright
Chicago
New York Times
Chicago Evening Post
New York-St. Louis
New Yorkana
6&T
All Post-Dispatch
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Indianapolis
Orville
Messrs
Coffyn
Brookins
Welsh
Johnstone
la Chappelle
Xery
Tue Tres
J. C. Shaffer
Mr. Shaffer
Butte
Columbus
Wright Maps Proposed Chicago Flight Route
Orville Wright announced feasibility of flights from New York to Chicago and to St. Louis. He suggested a route along the Hudson to Albany then Buffalo through the Mohawk and Genesee Valleys to Cleland as the path to either city. He noted limited knowledge of terrain but favored the Mohawk Genesee corridor for the crossing.
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Dayton
Ohio
Orville Wright
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Hudson
Albany
Buffalo
Mohawk
Genesee
Cleland
Harmon Eyes New York to Philadelphia Flight Trophy
Clifford B. Harmon of the Aero Club of America expresses willingness to fly New York to Philadelphia and back if a cup or trophy is offered. He plans a 200 mile amateur flight once a new higher powered engine arrives from France, aiming to land near Bala and return via Woodside Park and the Schuylkill River.
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Clifford B. Harmon
Aero Club of America
United States
New York
Philadelphia
Harmon
America
Mineola
France
Philadelphia Country Club
Bala
Woodside Park
Schuylkill River
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Peps Gyengi
Hamilton Plans Landing Site For Bold Train Flight
The Times describes Hamilton evaluating rail routes from Jersey City to Philadelphia for an aerial test. He assesses track width and open fields for safe landings, noting favorable meadows near Newark and Monmouth Junction, and considers detours over the Delaware River to reach Broad Street Station while awaiting wind conditions and audience interest.
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Trenton
Delaware Campels
Saety
Hamilton
Delaware River
Morrisville
New York
Bristol
Cobden
Eddington
Cornwallis
Andalusia
Torresdale
Liddonfield
Holmesburg Junction
Tacony
Philadelphia
Wissinoming
Fitters
Bridesburg
Mineola
City Hall
Broad Street
Prizes Grow For New York Chicago Aerial Race
Dispatches from towns between this city and Chicago and from Canada push prize money for the New York Chicago aeroplane race toward large sums. Offers include 25,000 from the Times and Chicago Post, plus 1,000 to 5,000 from various towns, with stops required to claim awards. Grand Rapids and Hamilton provide additional prizes, and South Bend authorizes a 1,000 special prize possibly rising to 5,000 if accepted.
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Chicago
Canada
James E. Plew
Illinois Aero Club
Ten
New York
TIMES
South Bend
Ind
Trugs
Aero Club of
Times-Post
South Bend News
Tus Trowes
Hamilton
Ontario
Spectator
Co. W. Kirkpatricek
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Raids
Hamiltons feats praised by multiple aviators in praise lines
San Diego resident John Barnes lauds Charles K. Hamilton's mastery of the biplane and predicts he can fly New York to Philadelphia and back. Harry Block of St Joseph confirms Hamilton's daring merit and recalls winter flights, while Joseph Burke of Seattle lauds his resourcefulness and risk tolerance after Lake Washington incident.
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John Barnes
San Diego
Cal
Hamilton
New York
Philadelphia
Charles K. Hamilton
New York Times
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Harry Block
St. Joseph
Retail Merchants’ Association of
Joseph Burke
Seattle
Lake Washington
Yesterda
Seatte
Wrights and Curtiss Invited for New York Washington Flight
Washington Aero Club and allied groups plan a $20,000 prize race from New York to Washington inviting the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss to enter. The committee favors intercity contests between Wrights and Curtiss with entry limited to machines capable of long-distance flights.Foreign crews may enter if piloted by skilled aviators.
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New York Times
Washington
Washington Aero Club
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Aero Clubs
Washington Chamber of Commerce and Board of Rade
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Ohio
Glenn H. Curtiss
New York
Curtiss
Wrights
Aero Club
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Philadel
C. Kamilton
Philadelphia Ledger
Hamilton
Ang
Henry M. Neely
Aero Club of Pennsylvania
E. A. Zahm
Joint Committee
Washingen Darriers
Manning to Enter Chicago New York Race
P H Manning of El Paso Texas announced in Chicago that he will enter the Chicago to New York race organized by Tuy. Manning was in Chicago last night en route to Cleveland for the event.
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Herald
Grand Rapids
A. H. Vandenburg
Chicago
P. H. Manning
el Paso
Texas
Cleveland
New York
Tuy
New York Tings and Chicago Events Prize Flight
A driver offers a $25,000 prize and claims a self-made double-decked eighty horsepower biplane. He recently piloted from El Paso across the Rio Grande four miles into Mexico and back.
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New York
Tings
Chicago
el Paso
Rio Grade River
Mexico
Harmon suffers dramatic crash during Hempstead Plains flight
Clifford B. Harmon, vice president of the Aero Club of America, flew at Hempstead Plains before 8,000 spectators. After engine trouble cut power from a seventy five foot drop, his craft descended and hit the ground breaking the forward planes and wrecking the propeller and runners. The flight featured Inez Milholland and Mrs Belmont and carried a Votes for Women banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Mineola
L. I
Clifford B. Harmon
Aero Club of America
Hempstead Plains
Harmon
Inez Milholland
Vassar
O. H. F. Belmont
ANSWERS WRIGHT CO SUIT OVER FLYING MACHINES
Edwin Cleary legal brief for Louis Paulhan in U S Circuit Court denies Wright brothers as original inventors and asserts prior abandonment of the flying machine principle. He admits bringing two aircraft to the United States and giving Paulhan exhibitions but contends these did not harm Wrights revenue or public interest. Cleary claims he tried to stop Paulhan from leaving with the machines, but Paulhan departed with them.
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Edwin Cleary
Louis Paulhan
United States
Wright Company
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Cleary
Paulhan
Wright Brothers
Jan
Races comment spur aviation progress and prizes
The Chattanooga Times notes efforts to promote serial navigation and aviation progress. It cites a $25,000 prize offered by The New York Times and Chicago Post for a Chicago to New York flight under liberal terms. It recalls Curtiss’s Albany to New York record and the Times coverage of the journey with photographs.
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New York Times
Chicago Post
Chicago
New York
Curtise
Albany
New York City
Tims
Aviation Prizes Draw Bright Wind to Chicago
The Chicago Record-Herald notes aviation is rapidly profitable with prizes this year nearing a million dollars. Meetings will span Summer and Autumn across the continent, culminating in a large October gathering on Long Island. Aviators travel where prizes and liberal offers attract them, and a sea board to Chicago flight proposal could bring fliers to the Midwest.
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Long Island
Wright Brothers
Chicago
Seaboard
Middle West
Princeton Commencement and Baseball Game Feature Big Flight Plan
Letter from W. M. Bradshaw of Princeton, dated June 5 1910, proposes detouring a New York to Philadelphia return trip to pass over Princeton on commencement day. He suggests 10 000 to 15 000 spectators could witness what is billed as the year's greatest aero planeing feat as a fitting finale to Princeton's year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Princeton
N. J
Hamilton
W. M. Bradshaw
New York
Astor to Fly Plane at Newport This Summer
Col John Jacob Astor plans to bring a European aeroplane to Newport Illinois for the summer. The machine arrived in Europe last week and will be transported here later. Astor is due in Newport the first week of July for the season.
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Newport
R. IL
John Jacob Astor
Europe
Col. Astor
Early American Aviator Charles Hamilton Toyed with Skies
The feature profiles Charles K Hamilton, born to a skyward dreamer, who began tinkering with a sail wagon and parasol parachute as a child. It chronicles his ascent via balloons, kites, dirigibles, and finally airplanes, detailing close calls, stunts, and a record flight to the Mexican border and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
New York
Philadelphia
New York Times
Thehiladelphia Public Ledger
Charles Hamilton
Neola
Harles
Mereye Hoes
Hamilton
Israel Ludlow
French town to town air race Angers Saumur winner
Saumur France June 6 The first town to town aeroplane race in France from Angers to Saumur a distance of 30 miles by rail was won today by Martinet who flew the course in minutes at a speed of 51 miles an hour Five starters went off at five minute intervals Escasneux finished second and Dickson was among the others
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Paterson
N. J
Hamilton
E Ludlow
Ormond
Fla
Seattle
Lake Washington
San Diego
Cal
Pacific Ocean
Louis Paulhan
Los Angeles
Saumur
France
Angers
Martinet
Escasneux
Dickson
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New Brunswick
Monmouth Junction
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Joseph Seymour
NEW York-Washington Flight
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Chicago Record-Herald
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